十天十夜
“for ten days and nights.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
常伯伯他一个人守在谷口
“Uncle Chang stayed at the entrance alone”
十天十夜
“for ten days and nights.”
常伯伯是大侠中的大侠呀
“Uncle Chang is the best hero.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Holding a bottleneck against impossible odds over extended days and nights is an archetypal motif of righteous devotion in Chinese martial storytelling.
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“[Luo's Pawnshop] if unredeemed within 10 days, it becomes a forfeitable pawn.”
“It's almost a done deal.”
“Prince Ding will give me the Spear. It's to rest my father's soul.”
“You're going to die in ten days. Then I'll make the days worth.”
“I'll leave the door open until 11 PM. After that, I'm sleeping.”
“Aren't you "perfect ten"?”